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Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, a case involving a Muslim woman whose headscarf, or hijab, disqualified […]
Introduction to the Optimized Brain, with Steven Kotler Flow is technically defined as an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and we perform our best. Steven Kotler […]
A groundbreaking study suggests you probably could.
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We now know that flow works not like an on-off switch but in a four-part cycle. Understanding these cycles can help you to more often access flow.
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There are seventeen triggers for flow that can each draw your attention to the now. Mastering flow means building these triggers into your life.
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Beyond neuroanatomy and neurochemistry, flow states rely on shifts in the brain's neuroelectricity.
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Steven Kotler explains the neurochemical changes during flow states that strengthen motivation, creativity and learning.
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Flow is technically defined as an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and we perform our best. Steven Kotler runs through the neuroanatomic shifts that make it possible.
Perspective-taking describes the ability to see things from another's point of view and it's an important skill to teach children early on.
Confidence is cultivated outside one's comfort zone. This is why immersive artistic activity is such a boost to one's confidence.
A brief explanation of today's big net neutrality news and why the decision excites some while troubling others.
Individuals who cheat in life quickly ignore the fact that their success is fraudulent, believing instead that their own abilities will carry them to even greater heights.
A San Francisco startup (what else?) is looking to make the home-buying process much simpler, leveraging data to find a fair market price as soon as a house is listed.
In 1995, I published They Don’t Get It, Do They? Closing the Communication Gap Between Women and Men after writing “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk” — a […]
Dr. Travis Bradberry argues why your day at the office would do better without that cup of joe — it's killing your performance.
In this Big Think+ preview, Dr. Tony Coles introduces the concept of "service leadership" first developed in 1970 by Robert K. Greenleaf.
Another world orbits the Sun once a year at the same distance as our planet. “The moon was like this awesome, romantic, mysterious thing, hanging up there in the sky […]
When conducting a pragmatic assessment of the economic value of ideas, The Innovator's Hypothesis author Michael Schrage was shocked to find that "good ideas" don't make much money.
What does it mean to be confident? Author and broadcaster Claire Shipman explains what surprised her most when researching confidence in both professional and nonprofessional contexts.
Uber drivers don't have taxi licenses and do not pay taxes on the income earned.